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Lester Wm. Berke(1934-2004)

  • Producer
  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
  • Production Manager
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Lester Wm. Berke was born on 17 September 1934 in Hollywood, California, USA. He was a producer and assistant director, known for Quincy, M.E. (1976), The Rockford Files (1974) and The Lost Missile (1958). He died on 16 September 2004 in Sun Valley, California, USA.
BornSeptember 17, 1934
DiedSeptember 16, 2004(69)
BornSeptember 17, 1934
DiedSeptember 16, 2004(69)
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  • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
    • 1 nomination total

Known for

Quincy, M.E. (1976)
Quincy, M.E.
7.3
TV Series
  • Producer
Noah Beery Jr. and James Garner in The Rockford Files (1974)
The Rockford Files
8.2
TV Series
  • Production Manager(as Les Berke)
The Lost Missile (1958)
The Lost Missile
5.1
  • Director(as Lester William Berke)
  • 1958
Ralph Macchio and Pat Morita in The Karate Kid Part III (1989)
The Karate Kid Part III
5.4
  • Production Manager
  • 1989

Credits

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Producer



  • Desperado: Avalanche at Devil's Ridge (1988)
    Desperado: Avalanche at Devil's Ridge
    6.5
    TV Movie
    • coordinating producer (as Lester Berke)
    • 1988
  • The Return of Desperado (1988)
    The Return of Desperado
    6.8
    TV Movie
    • coordinating producer
    • 1988
  • Hard Copy (1987)
    Hard Copy
    4.3
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1987
  • Ernest Borgnine, Jan-Michael Vincent, and Alex Cord in Airwolf (1984)
    Airwolf
    6.7
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1984–1985
  • Andrea Elson and Matthew Labyorteaux in Whiz Kids (1983)
    Whiz Kids
    6.8
    TV Series
    • coordinating producer
    • 1983–1984
  • Quincy, M.E. (1976)
    Quincy, M.E.
    7.3
    TV Series
    • supervising producer
    • producer
    • associate producer
    • 1979–1983
  • Greg Evigan in B.J. and the Bear (1978)
    B.J. and the Bear
    6.4
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1979

Second Unit or Assistant Director



  • The Rockford Files: Shoot-Out at the Golden Pagoda (1997)
    The Rockford Files: Shoot-Out at the Golden Pagoda
    7.3
    TV Movie
    • second assistant director (uncredited)
    • 1997
  • The Rockford Files: Punishment and Crime (1996)
    The Rockford Files: Punishment and Crime
    7.1
    TV Movie
    • second assistant director (as Les Berke)
    • 1996
  • James Luisi in The Rockford Files: Friends and Foul Play (1996)
    The Rockford Files: Friends and Foul Play
    7.5
    TV Movie
    • second assistant director (as Les Berke)
    • 1996
  • The Rockford Files: Godfather Knows Best (1996)
    The Rockford Files: Godfather Knows Best
    7.0
    TV Movie
    • second assistant director (as Les Berke)
    • 1996
  • The Rockford Files: If the Frame Fits... (1996)
    The Rockford Files: If the Frame Fits...
    7.6
    TV Movie
    • second assistant director (as Les Berke)
    • 1996
  • The Rockford Files: A Blessing in Disguise (1995)
    The Rockford Files: A Blessing in Disguise
    7.2
    TV Movie
    • second assistant director
    • 1995
  • The Rockford Files: I Still Love L.A. (1994)
    The Rockford Files: I Still Love L.A.
    7.5
    TV Movie
    • second assistant director (as Les Berke)
    • 1994
  • Robert Blake in Baretta (1975)
    Baretta
    6.7
    TV Series
    • assistant director (as Les Berke)
    • 1975
  • Mike Farrell and Robert Foxworth in The Questor Tapes (1974)
    The Questor Tapes
    6.8
    TV Movie
    • assistant director (as Les Berke)
    • 1974
  • Money to Burn (1973)
    Money to Burn
    7.0
    TV Movie
    • assistant director (as Les Berke)
    • 1973
  • Rod Serling in Night Gallery (1969)
    Night Gallery
    7.9
    TV Series
    • assistant director
    • 1970–1973
  • Charles Bronson in The Bull of the West (1972)
    The Bull of the West
    5.3
    TV Movie
    • assistant director (as Les Berke)
    • 1972
  • George Kennedy in Sarge (1971)
    Sarge
    7.0
    TV Series
    • assistant director (as Les Berke)
    • 1971–1972
  • James Drury, Doug McClure, and John McIntire in The Virginian (1962)
    The Virginian
    7.6
    TV Series
    • assistant director
    • 1963–1971
  • The Challengers (1970)
    The Challengers
    5.3
    TV Movie
    • assistant director
    • 1970

Production Manager



  • Hudson Leick and Richard Joseph Paul in Knight Rider 2010 (1994)
    Knight Rider 2010
    2.9
    TV Movie
    • unit production manager (as Les Berke)
    • 1994
  • Ralph Macchio and Pat Morita in The Karate Kid Part III (1989)
    The Karate Kid Part III
    5.4
    • unit production manager
    • 1989
  • The Cover Girl and the Cop (1989)
    The Cover Girl and the Cop
    5.0
    TV Movie
    • production manager (as Lester Berke)
    • 1989
  • Jade Calegory in Mac and Me (1988)
    Mac and Me
    3.4
    • production manager
    • 1988
  • Beggarman, Thief (1979)
    Beggarman, Thief
    6.4
    TV Movie
    • unit production manager (as Les Berke)
    • 1979
  • Centennial (1978)
    Centennial
    8.3
    TV Mini Series
    • unit manager (as Les Berke)
    • 1978
  • Shaun Cassidy, Pamela Sue Martin, and Parker Stevenson in The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries (1977)
    The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries
    7.3
    TV Series
    • unit production manager
    • unit manager
    • 1977–1978
  • Vincent Baggetta in The Eddie Capra Mysteries (1978)
    The Eddie Capra Mysteries
    7.1
    TV Series
    • unit production manager (as Les Berke)
    • 1978
  • Noah Beery Jr. and James Garner in The Rockford Files (1974)
    The Rockford Files
    8.2
    TV Series
    • unit manager (as Les Berke)
    • 1974–1978
  • City of Angels (1976)
    City of Angels
    7.7
    TV Series
    • unit manager (as Les Berke)
    • 1976
  • The UFO Incident (1975)
    The UFO Incident
    6.5
    TV Movie
    • unit manager (as Les Berke)
    • 1975
  • Robert Blake in Baretta (1975)
    Baretta
    6.7
    TV Series
    • unit manager (as Les Berke)
    • 1975
  • Susan Strasberg, Tony Musante, and Simon Oakland in Toma (1973)
    Toma
    7.5
    TV Series
    • unit manager
    • 1974
  • Hec Ramsey (1972)
    Hec Ramsey
    7.7
    TV Series
    • unit manager (as Les Berke)
    • 1973–1974
  • Kent McCord and Martin Milner in Adam-12 (1968)
    Adam-12
    7.7
    TV Series
    • unit manager (as Les Berke)
    • 1974

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Lester William Berke
  • Born
    • September 17, 1934
    • Hollywood, California, USA
  • Died
    • September 16, 2004
    • Sun Valley, California, USA

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    His father, William Berke, died of a heart attack just as the shooting of The Lost Missile (1958) began, and his son took over the direction of the film, credited as Lester Wm. Berke.
  • Nickname
    • Les

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